“It was absolutely spectacular to watch,” Nicholson told WA Today. “It would let it float for a while, then come back and grab it by a tentacle and throw it into the air.”

Nicholson told the Mandurah Coastal Times that she has seen dolphins play with octopuses, but it’s rare to get photos of such an encounter. “It’s not unheard of for dolphins to do this, but it’s not a regular occurrence,” she said.